The Other Windsor Girl: A Novel of Princess Margaret, Royal Rebel

"The Other Windsor Girl" is a light, breezy read - perfect for a weekend or beach getaway. A highly fictionalized account of the single, carefree, party days of Princess Margaret and her quest for true love and purpose amongst the glitz and glamour of royal life and the ever-present sycophants of her inner circle.

This is an interesting novel, purporting to be about the love affair between Princess Margaret & Group Capt Peter Townsend. The only people who know the truth of course are the two involved. Nevertheless an interesting take on this sad bit of royal history.

I enjoyed reading the book - couldn't put it down. Quite shocking in places - somethings I did not know about royalty and behind the scenes behaviour! Bought as a gift for someone who is a fan of Princess Margaret.

Out of all of the members of the royal family none have ever interested me more than Princess Margaret. She is the princess who had it all but had nothing too. She was a member of the most famous family in the world. Wealth, jewels and stature was all hers to have but all she really wanted was the freedom to love who she wanted to. It may be a mix up with art imitating life and all of that but through programs like The Crown and now this book – The Other Windsor Girl – you get the impression that the royal family has learned from its mistakes in trying to control relations among the heirs as the scandal costs them too much in the end…or this could just be my interpretation. The Other Windsor Girl looks at the woman behind the family persona and paints her has a real, flawed and broken girl. Georgie Blalock – whom you can tell by her lovely rich writing is fascinated by the royal family – has not sugar coated just how difficult Princess Margaret’s life was or indeed just how difficult she made things for herself. This is a really good historical novel which makes us remember that privilege doesn’t just come in diamonds and pearls but comes with the freedom of not having a country to be responsible for and the more importantly the freedom to love whomever we choose without media and governmental scrutiny. The Other Windsor Girl by Georgie Blalock is available now.

Georgie Blalock’s The Other Windsor Girl is wonderful. So well written, well paced, and such a delight to read. I’m excited to read more from Georgie Blaylock.